James Johnstone, Chevalier de Johnstone | |
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 Johnstone's home town of Edinburgh, ca 1770 | |
| Nickname(s) | Johnstone de Moffatt |
| Born | 25 July 1719 Edinburgh |
| Died | ca 1791 Paris |
| Allegiance |  Great Britain 1719-1745  Jacobite 1745-1746  France 1746-1791 |
| Service/ |  French Army |
| Years of service | 1745-1746 and 1750-1760 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Compagnies Franches de la Marine 1750-1760 |
| Battles/wars | Jacobite rising of 1745 Prestonpans Falkirk Culloden French and Indian War Seven Years' War Louisbourg Plains of Abraham |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis, 1761 |
| Relations | Lady Jane Douglas (ca 1698-1753) John, 6th Lord Rollo (1708-1783) |
James Johnstone (1719 – c. 1791), also known as Chevalier de Johnstone or Johnstone de Moffatt, was the son of an Edinburgh merchant. He escaped to France after participating in the 1745 Rising; in 1750, he was commissioned in the colonial army and served in French North America.
His military career was undistinguished and he remained a lieutenant after ten years of service. Following the loss of Quebec in 1760, he returned to France and left the army. There are few details on his later life and he is thought to have died sometime after 1791.
He is best remembered for his Memoirs of the rebellion in 1745 and 1746, first published in 1820.